Kaveh realized that his auditory hallucinations were getting worse.
He often heard his dead roommate speaking inside his head.
Even after seeking medical help, his condition showed no sign of improving for a long time.
In desperation, he tried everything and finally protested to the voice.
“Speaking is something I do on my own. You don't need to respond. Just go about your business.” Faced with his accusations, the voice replied calmly, without warmth or irritation. “If it really bothers you, you can get some earplugs.”
“...”
Kaveh felt cold all over, his clenched fist trembling slightly.
“Get lost.”
He shut the door with a cold expression.
He sank down against the wall and fumbled for a pair of headphones for his music player.
In the silence, he listened to a song that the other man had sometimes played.
After a long while, quite suddenly, the corners of his reddened eyes curved upward.
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According to the System, Alhaitham discovered that his emotional fluctuations while playing a game were many times greater than usual.
Especially when he talked to one of its characters.
This piqued his curiosity.
Out of a desire for knowledge and to complete the System's task, he began talking to the character frequently.
At last, the character seemed unable to put up with him any longer. “Could you please say a little less?”
He answered the question quite calmly.
The character seemed thoroughly fed up with him and stormed out, slamming the door. He was more inclined to think the game developers were making the romance route harder for him.
He saw the character, utterly drained, curled up in a corner with headphones on, smiling as tears streamed down his face.
Alhaitham furrowed his brow slightly.
Then he turned off the screen and quit the game. “There won't be any more dialogue today, will there? I'm logging off.”
The System didn't respond.
Alhaitham: “?”
After a long pause, the System suddenly started shouting as if it had short-circuited. “Congratulations! You don't have to complete this week's limited-time task!”
“Just now, I collected an emotional fluctuation value more than ten times your daily average!!!” The System declared generously, “We're taking the week off!”
Alhaitham: “...?”
1. A reborn Haitham with severe depression??
2. Tons of original headcanons, including original characters
3. Misinterpretation of the characters, OOC
Theme: Exile each other, chase after each other.
Well written! Want to see the follow-up!
Woo woo woo, teacher, write quickly, I really want the next one
Teacher, please write more, it's great food!